This is just the beginning! The true prep for our 2026 fantasy football season begins today! We'll dig into our very first positional ranks for the '26 season: let's talk about the running backs and tight ends! Our initial ranks are listed in the show notes below (and on HarrisFootball.com), and we'll talk about some of the most interesting players at those positions, how we came to our initial ranks, and what could change as the summer rolls on! Guest: Cousin Josh.
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RB Standard Ranks For 2026:
1 Jahmyr Gibbs DET
2 Bijan Robinson ATL
3 Jonathan Taylor IND
4 Christian McCaffrey SF
5 James Cook BUF
6 Saquon Barkley PHI
7 De'Von Achane MIA
8 Josh Jacobs GB
9 Ashton Jeanty LV
10 Kyren Williams LAR
11 Derrick Henry BAL
12 Chase Brown CIN
13 Kenneth Walker KC
14 Breece Hall NYJ
15 Javonte Williams DAL
16 Bucky Irving TB
17 Travis Etienne NO
18 Quinshon Judkins CLE
19 Jeremiyah Love ARI
20 TreVeyon Henderson NE
21 Cam Skattebo NYG
22 Omarion Hampton LAC
23 D'Andre Swift CHI
24 David Montgomery HOU
25 Chuba Hubbard CAR
26 Tony Pollard TEN
27 Jadarian Price SEA
28 Bhayshul Tuten JAC
29 Jaylen Warren PIT
30 J.K. Dobbins DEN
31 Rhamondre Stevenson NE
32 R.J. Harvey DEN
33 Blake Corum LAR
34 Chris Rodriguez JAC
35 Rachaad White WAS
36 Rico Dowdle PIT
37 Kyle Monangai CHI
38 Aaron Jones MIN
39 Tyler Allgeier ARI
40 Kenneth Gainwell TB
41 Woody Marks HOU
42 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS
43 Jordan Mason MIN
44 Isiah Pacheco DET
45 Tyrone Tracy NYG
46 Zach Charbonnet SEA
47 James Conner ARI
48 Alvin Kamara NO
49 Brian Robinson ATL
50 Braelon Allen NYJ
51 Keaton Mitchell LAC
52 Kimani Vidal LAC
53 Emanuel Wilson SEA
54 Jonathon Brooks CAR
55 Tank Bigsby PHI
56 Sean Tucker TB
57 Kaelon Black SF
58 Jordan James SF
59 Malik Davis DAL
60 Dylan Sampson CLE
61 Jonah Coleman DEN
62 Mike Washington LV
63 Trey Benson ARI
64 Tyjae Spears TEN
65 Nick Singleton TEN
66 Kendre Miller NO
67 Kaleb Johnson PIT
68 Chris Brooks GB
69 Emmett Johnson KC
70 Brashard Smith KC
71 Tahj Brooks CIN
72 MarShawn Lloyd GB
73 DJ Giddens IND
74 Kaytron Allen WAS
75 Ray Davis BUF
76 Jaylen Wright MIA
77 Ollie Gordon MIA
78 Justice Hill BAL
79 Jawhar Jordan HOU
80 Devin Neal NO
TE Ranks For 2026:
1 Trey McBride ARI
2 Brock Bowers LV
3 Sam LaPorta DET
4 Tucker Kraft GB
5 Tyler Warren IND
6 Harold Fannin CLE
7 Colston Loveland CHI
8 Brenton Strange JAC
9 Juwan Johnson NO
10 Dallas Goedert PHI
11 Travis Kelce KC
12 Jake Ferguson DAL
13 Kyle Pitts ATL
14 Oronde Gadsden LAC
15 Mark Andrews BAL
16 George Kittle SF
17 Hunter Henry NE
18 Dalton Kincaid BUF
19 Isaiah Likely NYG
20 Dalton Schultz HOU
21 Kenyon Sadiq NYJ
22 Chig Okonkwo WAS
23 T.J. Hockenson MIN
24 Terrance Ferguson LAR
25 AJ Barner SEA
26 Jake Tonges SF
27 Gunnar Helm TEN
28 Cade Otton TB
29 Evan Engram DEN
30 Colby Parkinson LAR
31 Theo Johnson NYG
32 David Njoku
33 Pat Freiermuth PIT
34 Greg Dulcich MIA
35 Mike Gesicki CIN
36 Darnell Washington PIT
37 Noah Gray KC
38 Eli Stowers PHI
39 Elijah Arroyo SEA
40 Justin Joly DEN
